Ethiopia and South Sudan Break Diplomatic Ties Over Claims Salva Kiir allowed Ethiopian rebels to operate in his country

*South Sudan official: This is an unfounded rumour orchestrated by rebels loyal to Riek Machar

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Awramba Times (Addis Ababa)- An extraordinary diplomatic row has broken out between Ethiopia and the neighbouring South Sudan over rumours that President Salva Kiir has agreed to allow Ethiopian rebel groups to open an office in the nation’s capital Juba.

During his recent visit to Egypt, president of the new born nation Salva Kiir has tacitly agreed with Egyptian officials to allow his soil to Ethiopian rebel groups to operate, a senior official whom Radio Tamazuj spoke to affirmed today, with out disclosing the specific names of the rebel groups.

According to the senior official who spoke to the Sudanese radio on conditions of anonymity, Egyptian officials have also shown their interest in supporting the rebel groups with finance and military logistics with an intent to harm the government of Ethiopia to halt the construction of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam.

However officials of South Sudan have denied the allegation accusing their SPLM-IO faction, which is said to be allied to former First Vice President Riek Machar of circulating the “unfounded” rumour to creat diplomatic row with Ethiopia.

The radio has qouted the South Sudan official as saying “The rebels are now took advantage of that, and this information has already convinced the government of Ethiopia,” he said.

The official also pointed out that the government of Ethiopia has decided to cut diplomatic ties with the government of South Sudan and Expelled South Sudan’s Ambassador to Juba.

“Even if there are differences between us, Ethiopia cannot expel our ambassador, as he is not only an ambassador of South Sudan to Ethiopia but also our nation’s representative at the African Union” the South Sudan official has said adding that his government will soon issue an official statement on the matter.
An official who is said to be a close aide of South Sudanese information minister Michael Makuei on his part told Nyamilepedia, an online media outlet based in Juba, that his government was not afraid of Ethiopia and that the country had nothing to explain, adding that the country would press on with its strategic relations with Egypt.

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Never trust Al Sisi of Egypt, Al Isayas of Eritrea and/or for that matter Al Salvakiir of South Sudan. They all are liars. We have to depend on our mighty DEFENCE FORCE of our own people. They can denay all they want, but the going is going to be rougher and tougher at the completion of our own DAM known as GERD. It is hard to swallow the pride of Egypt with out trying to destroy GERD. They don’t believe a win win situation is good enough for Egypt, therfore we have to make sure Egypt fails and fails miserably. Ethiopia should be ready at all means necessary, to defend it’s own investment and it’s own country. Egypt is an arch enemy of our own country and Al Sisi, the small man, is a liar not to be trusted at all. He will try once more again from South Sudan to give us trouble to no avail, as Egypt tried before from Eritrea and Somlia and failed miserably. We stand united to defend GERD with our own lives.
Death to Egypt
Victory to Ethiopia as always

Those ungrateful south Sudanese forget it was meles who promoted south Sudanese independence and helped with their struggle. This is the thanks we get?? We should close out border to these traitors and deport their 600,000 refugees living in our country fleeing the brutal government in Kiir. Cutting diplomatic ties with the idiot south Sudanese dictator is a good start!

I don’t think this information is true. Juba and Addis are on the same side of a global power, namely China.
But also even if true, ethiopia gain no benefit (economic, diplomatic, military, …) by severing tie with south sudan.

Kiir, Museveni and Sisi are all deplorable tyrants. There is not need to destroy progress of the dam that can benefit more people. The sell outs like Museveni, and Kiir and the the one in Eritrea need to be resisted. Sisi is a tyrant that means no good for Africa. Africa lost a hero Qaddafi , most of those left now are corrupt selfish tyrants.

Temporary bluff, testing the water…thinking GOE is rocked by latest protest.
Ethiopia can allow North Sudan unleash instability in South Sudan…Kiir doesn’t want that at all. Ethiopia can work with Machar and turn the table on the current stand off as well. But Ethiopia must no over react instead focus on the price.
Kiir is trying to appease the Egyptians, but he knows the pressure will timely wear out…just give them what they want but no what they need.

This did not give sense:
1) both are backed by the same economic super power, namely china
2) ethiopia gains nothing (diplomatic, economic, political,….) by severing relation with South sudan,
3) if really some thing happnes, then south sudan and Sudan have more problem in every aspect, so it would show up first there….
4) if Ethiopia have to do it, then it might do it directly with Egypt. For that to happen too, I see no sufficient reason yet.

@Muller & baz,
U are idiot Woyane agents! Who is the number one liar in the horn of Africa? It is TPLF/Woyane. The minority and coward Tigree gangsters who are disturbing the entire region simply to remain on power. You act and boast as if you are a legitimate govt in Ethiopia, You don’t want to remember and think that you are a minority that can’t come to power by nay means in Ethiopia if there is a true democracy. But, your big mouth and small mind that is shuttred by innocents’ blood and greed is making you act like mad dog and will soon drive you crazy to bit every neighbouring country in the horn.

Dear Almaz, Ethiopian Government never been mad to any other Country who you are claiming for, rather the government of the country who tried to destabilize Ethiopia including Eritrean government but at the end of the day whichever country government it is Ethiopia is ready to protect herself in case you don’t know it, I hope you do.
Thanks

Finally the Ethiopian government comes to its senses. Good better late than never, now keep and use this diplomatic row as long as possible, to topple kirr for good, support Sudan’s claim of Abbiya region, rattle him with the possibility of a two front war ( with Ethiopia and Sudan). ( give this Cairo dog kirr his own poison)
South Sudan is a failed state and it can not be a one state , and never been a self governing state at all, it must be divisible for its own good and for regional security.
.Now the two front war seems inevitable.be swift and punish him once and for all, do not do the same mistake by letting to play his dirty game like you did knowingly with the Eritrean tyrant, do not wait now just fully support any assault on kirr by his opposition groups, they are there from the beginning, just arm them to the teeth, they want his head so does the international community.
Put every member of his group in Ethiopia under arrest and deport them for good never to step on Ethiopian soil again. Ask every Ethiopian citizen to be on alert and be vigilant against to any foreigner.
The Ethiopian government must Ignore this Cairo dog KIrr and address the South Sudan people directly. telling them who was their for them in the time of their need.
I comment in this site before and I am repeat that now : “Kirr is beyond repair”
This rotten traitor must be thrown out to junk yard .
Ethiopia will prevail’
God bless Ethiopia and true Ethiopians.

Thr fucken bood sucker woyane will face huge disaster bc the woyanes oxygen hoss feeding the corrupted black American president the bama man is knock out of white house and grave yard for woyane will be any time soon ,ppl of ethiopian freedom will be any time soon.

If tplf led government saw it dim fit to support south Sudanese rebels why not south south sudan reciprocate? Tplf down looked at south Sudanese government anf opted to follow US instructions yo weaken Salva Kirr government because of its close economic relation with China..US revised its policy because Mechar was unable yo defeat thr government and wikileak start revealing thr role of USA in supporting Mechar and of course Tplf which not only jumps but asks US how high it wants it to jump….
So now it is to South Sudanese interest to support the gambela liberation front, biashangul and Oromo liberation fronts untill Ethiopia completely stops supporting Mechar. That was smart move by South Sudanese government. And, of course south Sudan is also pulling the egypt card..
Tplf’s foreign policy toward south Sudan was disaster and like the tigrigna saying goes ” Zeneakyos YeTense”

The death will be coming to the Tigrian’s. Very soon the people we will never see in this universe will be Tigrian’s. God will give them his punishment they never ever seen before.

Tigrian’s they loosed; Oromo’s, Amhara’s, Eritrean, Egyptian and Sudanese. More than these they don’t have God. You see now they are on very narrow arrow and they are going to distroy them selves. I hope no one fight with you and for you. God have his way to do his job. Igzihabreri Ayichoklim neger gin mani ayikedimowum!

The Ethiopian myth is an expediency that only serves the imperialistic interests of the Abyssinian stock- the Amhara and the Tigrai at the expenses of the numerous conquered African peoples. Even the Oromo people, which are the quasi-majority of the whole population of the mythical Ethiopian Empire, have little chance of ever aspiring to the reins of power under the present Abyssinian established system.
a Wolf may change its colour, but never its habit. that is Ethiopia.

Hmm, very little nice move from Egypt, after turning every possible available stone to keep Ethiopia poor … starting with religion ( their own interpretation of bible on us – do not work on this and that day) and now using the wicked man of Uganda. Well, it is a choice they are making out of ignorance of the power and strength Ethiopia has to deal with any hostile act. With peace they have won more, (both) with war never!

Wonderful Salvakir
The truth of Oromo people and other Ethiopians with shine soon. The death of killer is speed up soon and freedom for innocent people. All Oromo people, old young, women men will join soon Oromo libation army and destroy Tirane dictator TPLF and free all East Africa.

Unrelated Story but it matters to Ethiopian people and economy.
Donkey owners be vigilant, it is not our local hyena you have to be worried about, it is the most savage humanoid scavenger from Gog and Magog. They are good in building roads but they want everything you have including your donkey, the majority’s only means of cargo transport .

WARNING:The donkey scavengers are swarming continental Africa :

South African police say they are investigating the illegal donkey skin trade after seizing 5,000 hides in a recent raid east of Johannesburg.
Police suspect the skins found at a farm in Benoni last week came from illegally slaughtered animals whose hides were destined for China.
They described the raid as a major breakthrough against smugglers.
Trade in donkey skins is worth millions of dollars, with hides prized in China for supposed medicinal properties.
The gelatine in the hides is used as a medicinal tonic, with some believing it can slow down menopause in women.
“Protect Ethiopian donkeys from being savagely eaten”
We respect the chines people as long as they do not touch our transport transport and cargo delevery means our beloved donkeys.
Nigeria and many other African countries banned the export of donkey meat to china, because it severely affected the cheep transport of goods that the majority of the poor rely on.
In Ethiopian case the poor amount to more than 85%
Save Ethiopian donkey.

I thing south sudan the forget what’s helps Ethiopia are did from the past but if the try maxed up with the Ethiopian Gevrmanet the ends up to ziro the forgetting there longer-term life that support by government of Ethiopia let’s see

I don’t blame South Sudan in this situation. How can they trust and work with TPLF? TPLF’s best friends are in North Sudan and TPLF will do anything to satisfy north Sudan, including giving Ethiopian land so I will do the same thing if I represent South Sudan, Ethiopia needs to know that South Sudan can play a minor role here, Respect that Minor role and stop playing on both sides. Ethiopia needs to have a firm position here without affecting others. Ara meche naw kenezeh dedeboch menegelagelew? They can’t even handle South Sudan